Earthworm Jim 2 (this game! right here!) delivers on all of these, and the gameplay is pretty good to boot. Sure, on the surface, it's another rescue-the-princess platformer... but you have to imagine that surface being the underside of a second-grader's desk: covered in dried gum, boogers, and jokes about barnyard animals. Fortunately for us, the viewer, the game's sound, graphics and humor held up well over time. In my opinion, this is a better game than the original, which is why I'm jumping in with the sequel.

The Earthworm Jim series does have a backstory -- it only has marginal relevance to the gameplay, but here it is. Prior to the events of EWJ1, a super suit from space falls on Jim, mutating him. Practically everybody wants the suit, including Queen Pulsating, Bloated, Festering, Sweaty, Pus-filled, Malformed, Slug for a Butt. Jim killed her in the first game, and now the heir to the throne of... well, some galaxy, is her sister and Jim's love interest, Princess What's-Her-Name. Note: this game series was great for names.

Original Archived Version available at the Let's Play Archive


This movie is part of the collection: Let's Play

Producer: Phiggle
Production Company: Let's Play Archive
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: let's play; phiggle; earthworm jim 2
Contact Information: <a href="http://www.letsplayarchive.com">Let's Play Archive</a>

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